Advancing women is a global business and economic imperative. Profitability, return on investment (ROI) and innovation all increase when women are counted among senior leadership. But the World Economic Forum estimates it will take until 2133 to achieve gender parity in the workplace globally. We think that is far too long to wait. We developed the Women. Fast forward Pledge for Parity campaign to accelerate change within EY.

By participating in the Pledge for Parity, our people commit to taking one specific action to advance women in our workplace. And thousands of EY people have made the commitment.

We’re proud of our people, but we know that achieving gender parity is a task larger than any single organization. That’s why we’re sharing our pledge campaign with organizations large and small that may be interested in creating a Pledge for Parity campaign for their own employees.

Collectively, we can speed up that clock!

About EY Women. Fast forwardAccelerating achievement of gender parity within EY and in business at large is not just a fairness argument but also an economic imperative — and key to building a better world.

Through Women. Fast forward, our global platform for women in business, we strive to improve the working world for women and call on others to put gender on their agendas.

Through personal commitment and purposeful action, we can create a ripple effect that not only advances women in the workplace today but also redefines opportunities for future generations. Together, we can forge a lasting legacy of growth, increased prosperity and stronger communities throughout the world.

Join us in the Pledge for Parity

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How to create your own Pledge for Parity campaign

We developed a digital platform, including a few key statistics on the business imperative of gender parity, and invited everyone at EY globally to make a pledge for parity.

How will you put gender on your agenda?

• Visit us online at ey.com/womenfastforward

• Tweet using #WomenFastForward

• Follow the story on Flipboard flipboard.com/@eywomenbusiness

• Join the conversation on LinkedIn linkedIn.com/company/ women-fast-forward

• Visit internationalwomensday.com

Our people selected the pledge that resonated best and uploaded that along with a professional looking headshot.

Each pledge was automatically added to a private online photo gallery that contains all the pledges from across EY, allowing our people to see who has pledged and what commitments they have made. Feedback has been very positive, and momentum continues.

2,700+ pledges in 60 days

Split close to 50/50 between men and women

Accelerator #1 — Illuminate the path to leadership: make career opportunities more visible to women• I pledge to help a woman on my team identify and secure her

next promotion.• I pledge to identify opportunities for women on my teams to

lead.• I pledge to become a better teammate by learning more about

why gender parity matters. Accelerator #2 — Speed up culture change with progressive corporate policy • I pledge to help create a culture of flexibility for everyone on

my team.• I pledge to encourage men on my teams to take paternity

leave.• I pledge to seek out perspectives different from my own and

encourage everyone to contribute.Accelerator #3 — Build supportive environments and work to eliminate conscious and unconscious bias • I pledge to become a sponsor for a woman to help her achieve

her professional ambitions.• I pledge to challenge our leaders to ensure men and women

are treated equally.• I pledge to become more aware of my own biases and work to

eliminate them.

In The time for gender parity is now, we identified three accelerators that independently and collectively help change the trajectory of women’s advancement. We used the accelerators to develop nine pledges from which our people could choose in making their commitments.